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Lazio administrative court annuls ADM bingo concession note on fees and extension

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The Lazio Regional Administrative Court annulled an ADM note requiring bingo concessionaires to pay monthly fees during COVID-19 venue closures and setting terms for a paid technical extension. The court held that fees were not due during government-ordered suspensions and found the automatic fixed-fee extension incompatible with EU concession rules; ADM must determine any proportionate amount for venues’ 2021–2022 reopening period.

Bingo concessionaires are not liable for fees during forced closures, while ADM must reassess charges for reopened venues.

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Lazio court rejects urgent suspension requests over bingo concession fees

The Lazio Regional Administrative Court rejected two requests for immediate suspension of revised fees for bingo concession holders in Italy. The Customs and Monopolies Agency set monthly amounts from 3.250 euro to 9mila euro for the provisional extension period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2026, based on operator revenue. The court did not rule on the fees’ legality and scheduled a collective hearing for 2 December.

The Lazio Regional Administrative Court has rejected two requests for interim suspension of the revised fee payable by bingo concession holders for the provisional extension of their concessions. With two decrees, the president of the court's Second Section found that the conditions of extreme seriousness and urgency required for a single-judge interim measure were not met. A collective hearing on both appeals is scheduled for the council chamber on 2 December.

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